48 Hours - Season 36 - Eps 21: Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping
The segment airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ follows the story of the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping, in which three masked gunmen abducted 26 children and school bus driver Ed Ray. They were buried alive beneath a rock quarry and in an old moving truck, spending more than 16 hours in the dark before they were able to escape.
About 48 Hours
Title: 48 Hours
First Air Date: 1988-01-19
Last Air Date: 2025-04-12
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 50 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 39
Total Episodes: 1106
Network: CBS
Genres: News, Crime, Documentary
Production Companies: CBS News Productions
Synopsis
This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.
